Midnight Rain [Mass Market Paperback]

Dee Davis (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: November 26, 2002

"I’M ADDING DEE DAVIS TO MY MUST-READ LIST."
–KAY HOOPER
Author of Touching Evil

For undercover FBI agent Katie Cavanaugh this was supposed to be a routine job–go in, get the evidence, catch a killer. But from the moment she lays eyes on John Brighton the intense charge in the air between them tells her that the stakes will be higher this time around. Posing as his physical therapist allows Katie firsthand access to him but she can’t let the intimacy of living together cloud her judgment. She will need her instincts sharp if she is going to find him guilty . . . or prove his innocence.

Left for dead along a deserted highway, John awakes to find himself the lead suspect in a murder investigation. The only bright point in his life is Katie. Warm and beautiful, she is the one person he thinks he can trust. But as a net of suspicion closes in, John and Katie must work to unravel the maze of secrets and lies that threaten to keep them apart forever. . . .

Editorial Reviews

From Booklist

Computer maverick John Brighton is vacationing in Mexico when he is shot and left for dead. Miraculously, he survives and returns home to Austin, where he learns that a coworker has been murdered and that he is the number-one suspect. John wants to clear himself, but he has amnesia and needs extensive physical therapy. When beautiful physical therapist Kathleen Cavanaugh is assigned to assist him, he is immediately taken with her no-nonsense attitude and compassion, but she is actually an undercover FBI agent intent on proving John's guilt. Katie is drawn to John's fiery drive and contrasting gentleness, however, and they fall in love. But as soon as Katie becomes convinced of John's innocence, new incriminating evidence surfaces, another murder takes place, and John discovers her true identity. Will John be able to forgive Katie? Will Katie be able to discover the identity of the real culprit before he strikes again? Engaging characters and lots of plot twists make for a spine-tingling romance. Megan Kalan
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“Taut suspense, wicked humor, powerful romance–
Midnight Rain has it all.”
–CHRISTINA SKYE
Author of My Spy

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Product Details

• Mass Market Paperback: 384 pages
• Publisher: Ivy Books (November 26, 2002)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0804119775
• ISBN-13: 978-0804119771
• Product Dimensions: 4.2 x 1 x 6.9 inches
• Shipping Weight: 6.4 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 4.1 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (15 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,068,366 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

More About the Author

Dee Davis has a BA in Political Science and History, and a Masters Degree in Public Administration. During a ten-year career in public relations, she spent three years on the public speaking circuit, edited two newsletters, wrote three award winning public service announcements, did television and radio commercials, starred in the Seven Year Itch, taught college classes, lobbied both the Texas State Legislature and the US Congress, and served as the director of two associations.

Her highly acclaimed first novel, Everything In Its Time, was published in July 2000. Since then, among others, she's won the Booksellers Best, Golden Leaf, Texas Gold and Prism awards, and been nominated for the National Readers Choice Award, the Holt and two RT Reviewers Choice Awards. To date, she has sold eighteen books and three novellas, including Set-Up in Soho, A Match Made on Madison, and Dark Deceptions.

She's lived in Austria and traveled in Europe extensively. And although she now lives in Manhattan she still calls Texas home.

Customer Reviews

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15 of 15 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Compelling romantic suspense - Very highly recommended, November 1, 2002

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C. Penn "WordWeaving" (Greenville, SC) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Midnight Rain (Mass Market Paperback)

A bullet leaves Jonathan Brighton a changed man. Armani suits no longer fit his personality, emotional responses shift, memories blur or are erased. Now he calls himself John and plans to return to Guardian, a computer security firm he founded. But during his six-month absence, customers no longer trust the company and friendships give way to quests for power. Worse, John cannot remember his past well enough to defend himself from accusations of murder. The only bright spot is the physical therapist provided by his insurance company.

In the six years she has worked for the bureau, Kathleen "Katie" Cavanaugh has never been attracted to a target until now. Three months of desk duty following an assignment gone wrong leaves her ready to prove she never lost her edge. But this new undercover assignment as John's physical therapist leaves her questioning her loyalties, her purpose, and her sanity. A chameleon accustomed to loosing herself in her undercover roles, Katie suddenly longs to explore their soul deep connections.

Author Dee Davis creates a powerful story of love, betrayal and murder in MIDNIGHT RAIN. The connection between Jonathan and Katie leaves them both breathless even as it threatens his freedom and her career. Once again Davis demonstrates her deft talent of creating a multilayer plot with meticulous care as tiny details and inferences are used to great effect. With plenty of characters to love and hate, abundant suspects and a generous number of red herrings, MIDNIGHT RAIN will satisfy discerning lovers of romantic suspense.

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars thrilling romantic suspense, December 18, 2002

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Harriet Klausner - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Midnight Rain (Mass Market Paperback)

Jonathan Brighton, CEO of Guardian, a computer security firm based in Austin, needs a vacation so he decides to on a retreat to a remote part of Mexico. Along the way two Mexicans stop his vehicle on an isolated road. The thugs assault and shoot Jonathan, leaving him on the roadside to die.

Six months later, FBI Agent Kathleen Cavanaugh goes undercover as a physical therapist assigned to help Jonathan still recovering from his near death injuries. Her real assignment is to observe Jonathan and determine whether he murdered a Guardian employee Derek Miller, who died while Jonathan was on his ill-advised Mexican trip. Shockingly, Katie finds herself attracted to the vulnerable CEO even as she wonders if he is a cold-blooded killer.

MIDNIGHT RAIN is a thrilling romantic suspense that sub-genre fans will appreciate. Especially delightful is the dilemma confronting Katie as she struggles between love and the potential that her beloved is a murderer who had bad luck with his Mexican alibi. Interestingly readers will feel the anguish that Jonathan suffers as he struggles to recover physically and mentally. Though the final twist seems odd and out of left field, Dee Davis delivers a strong tale, as her fans have come to expect from her while sending new readers seeking previous novels from this skilled artist.

Harriet Klausner

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Dee Davis has proved herself worthy once again!!, July 9, 2003

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This review is from: Midnight Rain (Mass Market Paperback)

This novel opens with John Brighton in a hospital bed, recovering from a gunshot wound to the head after his vacation in Mexico. Yet one of his friends, co-worker, and employee was murdered just after his misfortune, and this has the FBI and other attorneys convinced that John killed him. Katie Cavanaugh is working undercover as John's physical therapist. She was sent to help find incriminating evidence against John that will convict him. However, Katie is attracted to John, and John is attracted to her, but she can't get her emotions mixed up with her job, and when John's brother tells him that the woman he loves is not who he thought she was, his world is turned upside down. Katie and John are on a roller coaster of emotions while trying to prove himself innocent when everyone is convinced that John committed the murder. But in the end the truth is revealed...

A great read!!!